IT WAS CAUCUS NIGHT TUESDAY ACROSS MINNESOTA. IN MARTIN COUNTY SIMILAR TURNOUTS OF PARTY MEMBERS WERE IN EVIDENCE AT THE REPUBLICAN AND D F L PARTY CAUCUSES IN FAIRMONT.

REPUBLICAN MARTIN COUNTY CO-CHAIR NEIL BREITBARTH TALKED ABOUT THE MAJOR BUSINESS AT THE CAUCUS...ELECTING DELEGATES TO THE MARTIN COUNTY AND ANY ENDORSING CONVENTIONS THAT COME UP.

D F L MARTIN COUNTY PARTY CHAIR GREG GRAIF SAID HIS PARTY'S CAUCUS WENT WELL.

GREG TALKED ABOUT A SHORT TURNAROUND AS THE D F L COUNTY CONVENTION IS THIS SATURDAY.

THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION IS SET FOR MARCH 17 AT THE TRUMAN COMMUNITY BUILDING.

NEIL BREITBARTH TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRECINCT CAUCUS SYSTEM AS THE GRASS ROOTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT.

BOTH PARTIES IN MARTIN COUNTY PRETTY MUCH MIRRORED THE STATE PARTY STRAW POLL VOTES FOR GOVERNOR. REPUBLICAN JEFF JOHNSON GOT 30 VOTES TO WIN IN MARTIN COUNTY AND TIM WALZ GOT 33 VOTES FROM MARTIN COUNTY D F L CAUCUS ATTENDEES.